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Coincidence Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is being
Hello,
I have a problem with 'is being'..
I know we can use the continuous form of 'to be' to stress that
sb's behaviour/action is temporary..
Is this the only reason?
She is being very kind at present!
He is being so rude today.
Can we say : I am being, you are being, etc. ?
Is the situation the same in the past simple? (in other tenses it won't work at all, will it? e.g. It will be being X)
She was being very kind when she wanted to get a new bike.
(I don't think this one works..)
Could you help, please?
Thank you!
Kind regards.
I have a problem with 'is being'..
I know we can use the continuous form of 'to be' to stress that
sb's behaviour/action is temporary..
Is this the only reason?
She is being very kind at present!
He is being so rude today.
Can we say : I am being, you are being, etc. ?
Is the situation the same in the past simple? (in other tenses it won't work at all, will it? e.g. It will be being X)
She was being very kind when she wanted to get a new bike.
(I don't think this one works..)
Could you help, please?
Thank you!
Kind regards.
Top answer
Can we say: I am being, you are being, etc. Well, you just did. And yes you can.
- Can we say: I am being, you are being, etc.
- Well, you just did.
- And yes you can.
- " And same for past: My first day at school wasn't horrible, because they were all being so nice to me.
- By the way: She was being very kind......
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Can we say:
I am being, you are being, etc.
Well, you just did. And yes you can.
For example if somebody normally dominates a conversation but at the moment he isn't talking because of any reasons: "Why are you being so shy?"
And same for past:
My first day at school wasn't horrible, because they were all being so nice to me.
By the way: She wa
I am being, you are being, etc.
Well, you just did. And yes you can.
For example if somebody normally dominates a conversation but at the moment he isn't talking because of any reasons: "Why are you being so shy?"
And same for past:
My first day at school wasn't horrible, because they were all being so nice to me.
By the way: She wa
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CoincidenceI know we can use the continuous form of 'to be' to stress thatsb's behaviour/action is temporary..Is this the only reason?As far as I know, that's the only reason, yes. You can personify objects, though, and make the subject inanimate: Today my computer is being very uncooperative.
The past works the same way. The same patterns
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